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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-23
AFLurTER AMONG THE FLAGS

President Cleveland has raised a
tempest. At the suggestion of some
one, he proposed to return to the diff
ferent States, the flags that were cap
tured from their troops during the
war. It-wassputting the match to the
magazine. Immediately, the Cover.
nors Of some of the Northern States
instituted legal proceedinggst to restrain
him, and the Grand Array of the Re-
public sent in its earnest and indig-
nant protest. Then tEePresident con-
cluded he would not send the flags:
And now blatant politicians who
never smelt gun powder, but who
have been "valiant soldiersin peace
will again wave the bloody shirt.
Those old flags have been packed
in boxes il the attic AND base
.ment of the Capitol overtwhnty years.
Let them stay there. The Southern
soldiers did not ask the President for
|.-.. :. 4
The,men who imperilled their
lives to defend these flags, and the
ones who defed death to capture them
know full we'll how they came there
and they will be the last men to dis
turb them. The "boys in gray" put
a dear price on those flags, but the
"boys in blue" paid it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-23
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-23
WAKE GoUNTY FARMERS AL.
~ LANCE. fNN

RALEIGH, N. c., June 20, 1887.
Pursuant to notice previously given,
delegates from the farmers subordi-
nate alliances of Wake county met in
the court hourse today.
j. B. Barry, of Bosque county,
Texas. Deputy Organizer Of Farmers
National Alliance, called the meeting
to order and statedSthat the object Of
the meeting was to form a County
Alliance. Acommittee on creden-
tials having been appointed, found
twelve subordinate Alliances repre-.
sented.
An organization was effected by
the election of the following officers:
PRESIDENT. D.. Allen.
ice-President-C. E. McCullers.
Secretary-W. G. Crowder.
Treasurer. A. Sorrell.
Lecturer. M. Turner.
Asst. Lecturer-Dr. A. j. Thomp-
son.
Chaplain-J. f. McDufie.
Door Keeper. S. johnson.
Asst. Door Keeper. N. Hubbard.
Executive Committee-G.J }. Banks,
r. D. Weathers, J. T, Boiling.
In response to calls, short but en-
tertaining speeches were made by }.
M. Turner, J.. d. Allen and C. E. Nc
Cullers.
A motion prevailing to that effect,
a committee was appointed to wait on
Col. L. L.. Polk, Editor of The Pro-
GREss1vE FARMER, and invite him to
address the alliance. Greatly to the
regret of the alliance, Col. Polk was
absent from the city.
The AXE County Farmers Alliance
adjourned TO meetgin Raleigh on the.
last Saturday in July, 1887. =
: aai J. .. ALLEN, President.
w. G. CRowDER, Secretary,
City papers please copy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-23
WHAT SHALL THE HARVEST
BE? 40 T..

z The prospect for a good crop year
lis most encouraging. Our farmers
are. in the midst of their wheat harvest
and if favorable weather continues
they will be fortunate. From the
best information we have been able to
obtain, a good crop of wheat will be
realized. And what a blessing But
we want to utter a word of warning
! just here. We know that many farm
] ers in all portions of the State are
. without money and almost, without
bread. Many of them cannot wait
for the thresher, 50 they are threshing
by hand, in order that they may have
bread The great pressure in'money
matters which has weighed SO long and
7 so heavily upon them, will cause others
W fear, to rush their surplus wheat
on. the market and depend on their
,corn crop but that corn crop is not
syet made, they must remember. And
there are SO many contingencies at
tending it that we would urge our
farmer friends to take care of
their wheat-be stdngy with it and
hold to- 1t until they are assured as to
shneir corn crop. What We greatly
desire is, to see our farmers have once
more, plentiful supply of corn, wheat,
meat, oats and other. forage in their
own e' barns, and to keep this supply on
hand from year to yearan It6appnot be
done unless they begin now Ha husband
these crops with prudence Be sure
fq save enough to supply your family
with bread for another year.
L@ -4E = . 49,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-23
GAMBLING IN THE NECES-
MI SARIES OF LIFE.

Mischievous and corrupt combina-
tions in every department of commerce
and trade, have almost supreme con
troll not onlNof the value, but of the
very bone and muscle of productive
industry. NotAp1any months ago our
people could bdycoffee at twelve cents
per pound. lBut false statements from
commercial eenters showed a tremend-.
GUS falling off in the Brazilian crop
and at once the price of coffee ran UP
one hundred per. cent. Speculation
gloated il this feast Of imitation.
Gamblers in the exchanges grew fat.
But a fewadays ago>some Of them un-
dertookto unload and busted So of
a huge corner made in wheat and
so Of those who made the corner. We
rejoice not in the misfortunes of our
fellows who are overtaken and over
whelmed by adverse fortune in their
honest, effort to accumulate property
honestly and legitimately, but we do
look on with complacent satisfaction
when these>corrupt and wicked men
are caught and are hopelessly en-
tangled in the meshes which their
avarice and greed and craft have woven
for the honest and unsuspectinga
The honest telling millions Of this
County, whether in the workshop, the
factory, the counting room, the farm
or wherever they be, should elect such
men to our State Legislators and to
our National Congress as would pro
tect them against this wholesale, and
ruinous robbery. Gambling in the
.necessaries.of life, should .be.+reeog-
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PLEASE NOTICE.

In writing to this Office to change the
address of a paper, our subscribers will do
US a favor by stating the Office at which
the paper is received, as well as the one
to which it is desired to be sent. Failure
to do this puts us to a great deal of trouble
and the necessity of going through a long
list of names, involving not only much
work, but much loss of time, when time
is valuable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-23
A NEW DEPARTURE.

Around Ashpole [ noticed several
fields of very fine tobacco. This cron
had never been tried in Robson until
last year: Some few tried it, and the
success was SO gratifying as to induce
several more to plant. / hope thew
will not be disappointed, nor have
reason to regret the experiment.
With the aid of Mr.. T. Ivev, 7
secured a good list of new subscribers
for The PROGRESSIVE FARMER. And
one or two other Alliance members
promised me clubs in their respective
neighborhoods.
1t was my pleasure to dine with
Messrs. Cottingham and Bond, the
gentlemanly clerks of A. & W.
Mcqueen, at Plainview, who showed
many courtesies. Nor would I forget
to mention the consideration shown by
the authorities of the Alma & Little
Rock R.. R., which penetrates one of
the most thriving sections of Robson
county. But time would fail me to
tell of all the good things 1 learned,
and the manyfavors shown me.
j. E. R.
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EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

A TRIP THROUGH robson COUNTY.
Thursday of last week, at 4:l5 a. m,s
I found myself in the beautiful town
of Lumberton. The ravages offthe
recent fires were apparent on several
sides. And yet the enterprising peo-
pie have gone busily to work, and ere
long the present ruins will be the
scenes of handsome brick. buildings,
and Lumberton will take her stand
with other recently unfortunate sisters
whose vim has been exemplifed in
what seemed to be a fell stroke of adj
versity. A fire is not always an un-
mitigated evil.
Through the kindness of Mr.. J. P.
Pittman, [ vas transported over a
good road eleven miles to the village
of Ashpole, arriving in time for an
early breakfast. The crops all along
the road were as fine as have ever
been seen on the same land at this
season of the year. Indeed / had seen
no better this year, up to that time.
Thursday. was a big day for
AsHPOLE INSTITUTE,
which is so ably presided over by
Prof. S. Ivey, a ripe scholar and a
Christian gentleman. It was COM
mencement day, and the usually large
attendance was greatly increased by
the previous announcement that Rev.
DR.. Taylor, President of Wake Forest
College, was to deliver the address.
AT an early hour the grove was full
of vehicles and people, and when the
hour forss services arrived, not half the
people could get into the chapel The
address was the finest and most appro-
pirate Iuever listened to on such an
occasion. Z tn77"1
The afternoon wasetaken up in dec
lamations; original speeches and music
by the pupils, all of which did much
credit to the institute and theinstruet3
ors. La the evening, the young peo-
pie land some Of us.who were tolder)
enjoyed what is known around Ash
poleaas1 a "soJorM.n ALL the youth
and beauty for miles around were
present in all the attractiveness pos
sible, and it has been seme time since
this, deponent has seen more handsome
young ladies gathered together from
any locality. I would like to say
many things about the institute and
kthisjoyous occasion, but time and space
forbid. My stay in the community was
three days more; and I have never
spent a, more pleasant time anywhere,
4exeeptr for heat and lack of good,
water: )sEIam under special oblga.
tions for favors shewn by myfriends,
J. Z. Pittpan, S. Ivey, G. P. F1oyd>
[, Iveyn. A. Grantham, Rev. j.. A.
Smith and others, and peculiarly so to
M A.. A. Inman and his handsome
daughters. Ashpole will long occupy
a green spot.in my memory.
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
s. The farmers Of Bobeson are. better
organized than those Of any county in
my knowledge. Mr.. M. T. Sealy,
representing the farmers Alliance.
has organized some twelve or fifteen
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-23

W7We ask every Grange and Farm
.ers' Club in the State to send us at once,
the number of members in the organiza-
ton, together with the name and post
Office address of each officer.
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RALEIGH, N. c., JUNE2a, 1887.
This paper entered as second-class matter at the Post
Office IN Raleigh, N. CT
ENDORSED BY THE CONVEN-
TON.

The following resolution was passed by
the Farmers Mass Convention in Raleigh,
January 26th, 1887:
Resolyed, That THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, pub
lished by L. L. Polk, Winston, N. c., be, declared
the Official Organ of the North Carolina Farmers
Association, and that it's Editor, L. L. Polk, be adj
mitted to the privileges of the floor as an honorary
member of this Convention.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-06-04
SILVER CITY AvALANC HE.

Prof. John Duff, Of Ballard, was
over Thursday for the first time
since last winter. The Prof. came
over in behalf of Supt. r. B. Stan
ton, who is sick with bilious fever
He thought that the mill would
start up in about ten days, when it
will run continuously. The mines
are all looking well, especially the
Rising Star and Perseverance. At
the fire the other night the COM
pany's hose began to throw water
in Just ninety seconds after the fire
alarm was given, which speaks
well for the discipline of the camp.
John Connors, of Trout Creek,
met with an accident while work
ing stock on the other side of the
Owyhee river, by which he came
near losing his life. AS near as we
can learn he had roped horse,
when his saddle turned with him
in it, and was pulled off the horse
he was riding. He did not have
time to take one foot from the stir
rup, and was dragged by the run
ming horse until his foot slipped
from his boot. He was badly cut
and bruised, and must have lain in
an unconscious state for fully three
hours before he was discovered.
He was brought home, his wounds
dressed, and he is getting along
nicely.
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some time by an accident to the
engine near Haley. With dis
abled locomotive it was hard work
to haul six heavily loaded freight
cars, besides the passenger and
baggage cars, up the grade.
The body of the Chinese cook
who perished in snowslide last
winter, while engaged as cook at
the Dollarhide mine, has been re-
covered. George Metzler has gone
after the corpse for the purpose of
bringing it in to town. 1t is under
stood that the Chinese will give the
deceased first class send off in
order to make up for lost time.
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LEWISTON TELLER.
nicely.

An Indian was shot and killed
near Spokane last week by the de-
putty sheriff of Kootenai county.
1t was the Indian who killed a
white man near Spokane some time
ago, and standing reward of $500
had been offered for his arrest. He
was boxed up and brought to Spo-
kane, and we presume the deputy
received the reward.
News has reached here by tele-
phone from Asotin, yesterday morn
ing, that Chas. Myer shot one Al.
Simpson, and that the affair was
likely to prove fatal. We could
not learn the particulars further
than that there was a woman at
the bottom of it. Simpson had
eloped with Myers wife about a
year ago and had just returned
with her. Both parties shot about
the same time, Myers shot strik-
ing Simpson in the breast and
coming out near the shoulder.
Myers escaped uninjured.
AS the Lewiston bound stage,
having on board three passengers,
J. Q. Spaulding, j. M. Wall and
Mrs. May Myer, while descending
the grade two miles above Alpowai
toll house, the wheels slipped past
the brake blocks and let the coach
onto the horses. The leaders i'm
mediately ierked loose from the
wagon tongue and pulled the lines
out of the drivers hands; the
wheelers became unmanageable,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-06-04
AN EGG LAYING QUADRUPED


The echidna is considered by nat
uralists one of the rarest and most
peculiar creations Of the animal
creation. 1t is the first cousin of
the duck billed platypus. The
specimen at the zoo, except stuff
ed one at the Academy of Natural
Sciences, is the only in America,
and was brought direct from Aus
tralia, where it was captured
1t is about the size of an ordinary
porcupine, which it greatly resem-
bles, bring covered with long quills,
but it has a bill shaped nose nearly
three inches long, from which pro-
trudes narrow tongue six inches
in length. It's mouth is exceeding
ly small, and it has no teeth. It's
legs are short and powerful, and its
feet are armed with thick claws
that can burrow so rapidly that the
animal can almost instantly dis
appear in the earth. Unlike other
burrowing animals, he burrows with
all four feet at once, and instead. of
going in head first he gracefully
sinks into the earth, with his spine
curved and bristling with a formid-
able armor of quills.
On it's right leg is sharp spur,
similar to fighting cocks, three
inches long. A little canal, con-
Meeting with gland, runs through
it and keeps it supplied with a
poisonous liquid. which is said to
produce instantaneous death. The
most peculiar feature of this strange
creature, however, is that it regular
ly lays eggs of dark purple hue.
When on it's native heath it's diet
consists of ants and other insects,
but it enjoys meal of condensed
milk and the white of an egg
Philadelphia Times.
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MINING MATTERS AT FLINT-NARROW
ESCAPE FROM BEING DRAGGED TO
DEATH-INDIAN KILLED.
SHOT THE MAN WHO RAN AWAY WITH
HIS wIFE-STAGE COACH ACCIDENT
THE DEADLY WINCHESTER.
sHosHoNE JOURNAL.

Considerable interest has been
created by the rumor that syndi-
cate of eastern capitalists largely
identified with Wood River mines,
was figuring on erecting smelling
works in Shoshone, owing to her
central location, fine water privil-
ege, and accessibility all the year
round. Another fact advanced was
that not only the lead ores OF Wood
River of different grades but the
ores of Smoky, Muldoon, Lost river,
etc, here could be easily concen-
trated and mixed with those from
Eastern Oregon and Western Idaho.
It is understood that this matter
has not taken definite shape but a
preliminary examination has been
made for future operations.
Last Tuesday evening as a gen
tleman who had imbibed consid-
erable quantity of Shoshone tangle-
foot was pursuing the straight and
and narrow path that leads to
Swin's brewery, and while trying to
manipulate his pedal extremities
on the foot log across Little Wood
River, he suddenly took a tumble
to himself and fell into the middle
of the rapid stream. An alarm was
given and several men rushed to the
rescue and no doubt saved him
from watery grave. He was taken
out some distance below, wetter
if not wiser man.
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WEISER LEADER.

The Weiser river has not been
very high this season, owing to the
snow in the mountains going off
very gradually.
Mr.. s. Linkton arrived from San
Francisco last Wednesday evening,
and will at once commence the
erection of a ten-stamp amalgamat-
ing quartz mill at Ruthburg. Mr.
Linkton expected to arrive here
about month earlier, but was de-
tanned in Mexico, having spent the
past winter there.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-06-04
BLAcKFooT REPORTER.

The arrest of Ed Harrington and
Lum-Nickerson and the shooting of
Jim Robinson on Horse Shoe creek
lin the Teton Basin last week has
awakened considerable comment in
that section. For sometime past
people have been missing stock in
that portion of the country and sus-
picion was finally directed to the
parties named. An investigation
showed that they had thirteen or
fourteen head of horses snugly
cached in little valley among the
mountains and warrants for their
arrest were soon out The warrants
were placed in the hands of Con-
stable Jones, who, with posse of
well armed citizens, started for the
robbers rendezvous. In making
the arrest jim Robinson refused to
submit but started on the run for
the house where he had Winches-
ter rifle. Four or five shots were
fired one of which took effect in his
leg. The other two men at once
surrendered. The affair occurred
about 35 miles from Roxburg and
Robinson was Immediately placed
in wagon and brought to that
place. The wound was not consid-
cred by any means a fatal one, but
Robinson died from it and fright
combined.
A coroner's jury was summoned
on the body of Robinson and ver-
dict exhonorating the officer and
posse returned. Nickerson and
and Harrington were both held in
the sum of $4,000 each and the wit
nesses in the sum Of $500 each.
Failing to furnish the required
bonds the prisoners were brought
to Blackfoot and lodged in Jail.
A special grand jury has been
summoned to investigate the case.
All the witnesses have been sup
enaed to appear and the case will
be tried during the present term.
Both the prisoners are young men,
apparently not over 25 years of age,
but if they arc tried and found
guilty on separate charge for each
offense, they will be quite old men
ere they get through with it.
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ran off down the grade and upset
the coach down an embankment in
gulch eight feet below the road
bed. Mr.. Wall and Mrs. Myers
jumped, but the driver and Mr..
Spaulding remained in their seats
until the coach upset. Mr.. Spauld-
ing was killed and the driver Sc
verely injured.
William Herdiman recently came
to town and delivered himself up
to the sheriff, saying he had shot
and killed one G. M. Nichols, near
Blaine post Office, and he desired
the protection of the officer. The
difficulty arose over the tresspass-
ing of Herdimans cattle through a
private lane of Nichols, which lauo
Herdimen claimed as a public
highway. The coroner was sum-
moned and upon arriving at the
scene, Immediately impanelled a
jury. 1t was ascertained from tes-
timony that Nichols was on one
side of small creek and Hardi-
men on the other, when the dispute
arose. Nichols was unarmed, but
Hardimen was armed with forty
five calibre Winchester rifle, and
consequence was that the dispute
became so hotly engaged in and
Hardimen's passions arose to such
pitch, that he leveled his rifle at
Nichols and fired. The ball enter
ed the right side and came out at
the back. He lived about six
hours. The distance between the
two men at the time of the shoot
ing was only about fifteen feet.
Hardimen has waived examina-
ton and will be tried at the next
term of court.
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FRATERNAL.

CALDwALL LODGE, No. 10, /. o. o. F. Hall
in Thomas building. Regular meeting on
Saturday evening each week Visiting
brethren cordially invited to attend.
JOHN ZINHER, Sec. d. d. CAMPBELL, N. G.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-06-04
IDAHO NEWS.

PROPOSED SHELTER AT sHosHONE-
HORSE THIEVES coRRALED AND
ONE OF THEM KILLED.
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The value of human life, esti-
mated from life assurance and wage
statistics, is $14,6OO. The value,
however, is not realized without
work and growth. Grumblers
should remember this.-Baltimore
American.
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CALDWELL coRNET BAND.

15<f-e11s
REGULAR MEETINGS Of this band are held
Tuesday and Friday evenings of each week
Those desiring to make engagements or secure
figures on music should correspond with either
OF the undersigned
c. H. REED. Sec. H. w. DoRMAN, Leader
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There are two things in this world
that l can't understand; one is,
that you catch a cold without try
ing; that if you let it run along it
stays with you, and if you stop 1t
it goes away.-Burdette.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-06-04
RELIGIOUS.

BAPTIST CHURCH.-Divine services on frst
and third Sunday in each month, at l. a. m.
and $3.50 p. m. Prayer meeting every Wednes-
day evening.
CALDWELL PRESBYTERIAN SOCIETY. -
Regular meeting Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock. "Socials" semi-monthly, Thursday
evenings. to which an are cordially invited.
MRS. r. E. STRAHoRN, Pres't.
MRS. H. D. BLATCHLEY, Sec'y.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-06-04

While a man lives in this world
he seldom gets credit for all he
saws and does. When he dies he
gets credit for three times as much
as he ever said or did.-Baltimore
American.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-06-04

City man-"What the blazes is
the matter with that hen?" Farm
er-"Nothing; she has just laid an
egg" City man-"Great Scott !
One would suppose that she had
laid the foundation for a brick
block. boston Courier.
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o. S. L. TIME TABLE.
POSTOFFICE.

MAILS arrive from the east daily at a. m.
From the west daily at 9 p. m. From Rock
vile, tri-monthly, at P. m. From Middle
ton, tri-weekly, at 35o P. m. Mail closes
daily at 8 so p. m. Office hours from 7;5o a.
m. to 9:I5 p. M, every day.
7. w. BOONE, P. NJ.